Clinical trial · Observational
Implementation of Actinic Keratosis Guideline Among General Practitioners.
Implementation of Actinic Keratosis Guideline Among General Practitioners. Retrospective Cohort Study on Prescription Patterns in the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study investigates 5-fluorouracil cream prescription trends by general practitioners for the treatment of field changes of actinic keratosis over the years 2016-2021. The aim is to analyse whether the publication of the multidisciplinary guideline on suspect skin lesions for general practitioners in 2017 has made an impact in the prescribing behaviour of general practitioners.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actinic Keratoses | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
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Design
Arms and outcomes
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[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Percentage (%) of longitudinal changes in prescriptions of 5-fluorouracil cream
- timeFrame
- Measurement years 2016, 2019 and 2021
- description
- Percentage (%) of longitudinal changes in prescriptions of 5-fluorouracil cream by general practitioners for the diagnosis actinic keratosis, measured from the Research Network Family Medicine Maastricht database between 2016 - 2021. The Research Network Family Medicine is a registration database with information about the affiliated general practices.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * age \>18 years * diagnosis actinic keratosis (clinical diagnosed or by biopsy) Exclusion Criteria: * cutaneous malignancy (suspicion) * immunosuppressive co-medication.
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